When Howard walked into the living room, he saw his uncle Simon sitting on the sofa. He walked over to greet him. “Uncle, why are you the only one here? Where’s Grandpa and Aunt?”Simon’s gaze shifted from the financial report in his hands to Howard. His voice was as insipid as always. “They’ll be here soon.”“Is Grandpa in his room? I’ll go see him.” Howard turned around to walk away.“Wait,” Simon said out of the blue.“Is there anything, Uncle?”Simon put down the report in his hand, his tall and lean figure standing up. “Come with me.” He walked toward the courtyard outside the living room.Howard clenched his fists that were by his sides. Actually, Simon was not much older than him. However, he would always feel an unknown pressure when he was facing his uncle.He followed Simon after hesitating for a while.Under the tree outside the courtyard, the uncle and nephew stood facing each other.“Uncle, why do you want to talk to me away from everyone else?” Howard said while
Simon said without batting an eyelid, “Fiona, even if you want to protect Howard by admitting to your mistake, I still won’t take back my words just now.”“Didn’t you understand what I said? A person must bear the consequences of their own acts. I told you I was the one who did it. I’m not shielding him from punishment!”“Mom…” Howard wanted to stop her from talking, but Fiona yelled at him angrily, “Shut up!”Simon was still indifferent. However, the coldness in his black eyes was still the same. “Fiona, you’re not an employee of the corporation, so you were misappropriating the account of an employee of the corporation. I can report you to the police for this.”He was not scaring them. Fiona should not have done this even if they were relatives.Fiona finally felt slightly scared now. “You… I’m your sister-in-law and you want to call the cops on me?”“Fiona, you should’ve known before you took such measures that I never take sentiments into account whenever I’m taking care of p
When Fiona walked in, she had already gotten rid of her negative emotions from earlier. She was grinning while she led Rebecca inside.She greeted Douglas first and then said to Penelope, “Penelope, happy birthday!”Penelope’s gaze fell on Rebecca who was standing next to Fiona. There was a flash of displeasure on her solemn face. “Why did you bring her?”Just as Simon had said, Penelope did not like having outsiders at her birthday party.Of course, Fiona already knew this. She looked into Penelope’s eyes and grinned as she said, “Penelope, Rebecca heard that today is your birthday and insisted on coming to celebrate with you. See, she even made you a cake.” As she spoke, she hinted at Rebecca.Rebecca immediately placed the cake on the coffee table. She lowered her head, looking like a sweet-tempered daughter from a humble family. “Penelope, happy birthday! This is my first time baking a cake. I hope you’ll like it.”Douglas spoke, “You’re so kind, Rebecca. Since you’re here fo
Fiona was the first to attempt to break the awkward atmosphere. She smiled and addressed Sharon, “Oh, you’re back, Shar? Are you here to celebrate Penelope’s birthday too?”Sharon felt goosebumps all over her body when Fiona deliberately addressed her in that manner.Today was Penelope’s birthday? Why did Simon not tell her?“Look, this is the cake Rebecca made for Penelope. What present did you bring?” Fiona asked.Sharon saw the gigantic cake on the table. Did Rebecca make this? Did that mean she already knew that today was Penelope’s birthday?She was the only one who had no idea…At this moment, she suddenly felt as if she was an outsider.Sharon first looked at the gigantic cake on the table, then at the people celebrating Penelope’s birthday joyously as a family, and then at Rebecca standing next to Simon with a shy look on her face. She felt her heart sinking slowly. Her throat started to feel bitter and dry for no apparent reason.She did not know why this made her feel
Simon did not reply and strode out.In the courtyard, Simon followed the mother and son from behind. He let the little guy get into the car first as he needed to talk to Sharon.The two of them stood face to face next to the car. For some reason, when Sharon saw him, she felt some sort of pressure on her chest.When Simon noted her unusual reaction, he could not stop himself from asking, “Who made you unhappy?”“I’m not unhappy.” She shifted her gaze. She did not realize that she had displayed her emotions on her face.Simon took out his hand that was originally in his pants and lifted her chin. “Is it because I didn’t ask you to celebrate for Penelope?”Sharon was slightly dazzled. Did this guy know how to read minds? It was such an unpleasant feeling to be seen through!She pushed his hand away and said stubbornly, “No.”Looking at her awkward face, the man could not help but curl his lips. “If I had told you earlier, would you have come to celebrate with her?”Sharon presse
Sharon did not expect that he would fire that person so quickly. She originally planned to ask for the person's name, but it would be meaningless for her to pursue the matter if she was already fired.Besides, she had quit her job, so she would not be able to hear the things people would say about her anyway.“You’re not angry?” The man looked at her, feeling a little amused.“I was never angry.” Sharon looked away, clearly not being honest.Simon stared at her fair side profile for a while, his eyes darkening unconsciously, and then he raised his hand to brush the hair around her ears to the back. He said in a low voice, “You should take your son to the apartment first, I will head over after celebrating Penelope’s birthday.”Sharon pushed his hand away. “It's okay, you can celebrate with Penelope here. You should stay the night here and don't disturb my parent-child time with my son.” She opened the door and got into the car.Seeing her slightly arrogant look, he raised his eye
In previous years, no one made any cakes for Penelope during her birthday. Now that it was brought to Simon, he only took a bite out of courtesy.“Don't force yourself if you don't like it.” Penelope had never liked this kind of food. She would not even take a bite.Rebecca was embarrassed now. Penelope from the Zachary household was far too difficult to please.The cake was eventually given to the servants of the house.Rebecca clenched her fists. She felt humiliated even though she did not make the cake.After eating the cake, everyone was going to leave the dining room. The moment Simon stood up, he was shaking. It was as if he was going to fall.“What's the matter?” Penelope who was next to him noticed what was going on.“Ah! Simon, why do you have so many rashes on your face?” Fiona suddenly cried.Following Fiona's exclamation, Penelope also saw the red rashes on Simon's face and neck. Her eyes sank coldly and she immediately understood something.She turned on Rebecca a
Xavier quickly rushed to Zachary household. As soon as he arrived, he went into the room to check on Simon's situation. The others stood at the end of the bed and watched.Howard was supporting Douglas. The two of them were very worried about Simon.After Xavier saw this and was told what Simon ate that caused the allergies, he diagnosed the situation instantly.“Dr. Fuller, how is he?” Penelope asked.“It is an acute allergic reaction. He is temporarily in a coma. Fortunately, you gave him medicine just now, so he will wake up after sleeping for a while. I will prescribe some medicine for him. Let him take it after he wakes up. Also, you have to apply the ointment to the places with rashes. Don’t let him wear clothes or cover his body with a quilt for the time being. Only cover him up after the rashes on his body have subsided.”“Okay, we understand.” Penelope asked the butler to take Xavier outside to prescribe the medicine.“Dad, you should go back to rest in your room. We’ll
“I’ve completed all of his final requests. That’s it.” Yvonne cast a final glance at Quincy, who was gripped with shock. She then left the room. Quincy did not say anything to make her stay. She kept staring at the box of ashes. She stared at the box of ashes silently for an extremely long period of time. Terry asked her, “Miss, do you believe that these are Dayton Night’s ashes?” She turned around to look at Terry. To be honest, she did not really believe it. “Why don’t you first look at the assets that he transferred to you and see if they’re real?” Terry suggested. “Help me settle this.” She handed the thick pile of documents to him so that he could verify them. “I’ll go now.” Terry left the office at once. Quincy stared at the box of ashes and muttered softly, “Dayton Night, what are you trying to do this time?” She was shocked when Terry told her that Dayton had really transferred all of his assets and finances to her after verifying the documents. “Does
Quincy was still deep in thought when her secretary called her through the internal phone line. Her secretary told her that a woman named Yvonne Leif was here to see her. She frowned. Yvonne Leif? After thinking about it for a while, she finally recalled. Was Yvonne Leif not the woman by Dayton’s side? Why was she looking for her now? If she did not die, then Dayton Night... Quincy’s heart lurched. She asked her secretary to bring her in at once. After a while, her secretary brought Yvonne into the office. From the moment Yvonne appeared in her office, Quincy kept staring at her. She had a shadow. She was not a ghost or a spirit… Yvonne was perfectly fine from head to toe. She did not seem injured at all. Did she manage to avoid the bombing on the island? Yvonne was wearing a pair of sunglasses and holding onto a box. She carried her handbag on her wrist. After a while, she stood opposite Quincy’s office desk.She then took off her sunglasses and met Quincy’
Dayton had a dark expression on his face as he stared at the island with a bleak gaze. He pursed his lips. He had no intention of saying anything.He did not want to leave the island. Yvonne and his men were the ones who forcefully brought him away.“I’d rather stay on the island,” he said after a while.Yvonne looked at him in shock. After a few seconds, she burst out in mocking laughter. “You’d like her to bomb you to death, right? It’d be better than dying after going through all the torment of your illness, right?”After a momentary silence, he said, “I owe it to her.”Anyway, he would not be able to live for long. He should just fulfill Quincy’s wishes and let her end his life personally.He would not have any regrets if he died by her hand.Yvonne could not help but slap herself across the face. She then scolded herself out loud, “Why am I being such a busybody?! Why do I insist on saving you when you want to die so badly?! I’m such a fool!”She really regretted her decis
Quincy cast her cold gaze in that direction. After a while, she said, “Let’s go.” Terry did not know what she was looking at just now. He only noticed the unpleasant expression on her face. He followed her and asked, “Miss, where’s that bastard, Dayton Night? Shall I capture him personally?” He did not think that she would let Dayton go. Quincy did not stop walking. “It’s fine. I know how to deal with him.” There was a hint of brutality in her cold voice. Terry was slightly stunned. He seemed to have understood something. He stopped talking to her after that. The helicopter was waiting for them outside. Quincy and Terry got into the helicopter.Below them, the island was in a huge mess. Nobody could stop her from leaving now.“Miss, shall we go back now?” Terry asked.Quincy glanced at the situation below and looked at him. There was an exceptionally calm expression on her face. “You brought plenty of explosives over, right?”Terry nodded and said, “I brought some along
“Doctor Leif, come over and take a look at Young Master. He vomited blood again,” one of Dayton’s men told her as soon as they saw her. Yvonne walked in front of Dayton. She saw the blood that he had spat out on the floor. She was no longer fazed. “You guys should learn to get used to something like this. After all, it’ll happen frequently in the future.” Dayton’s men were stunned. What did that mean? Young Master would frequently vomit blood in the future? Dayton leaned against the sofa behind him and closed his eyes. He did not have the energy to speak anymore. Yvonne did not want to chastise him after seeing his current condition. She clearly knew that he had given up on himself a long time ago. He was simply waiting for his own death. Therefore, she was not in a hurry to carry out acupuncture treatment on him. Rumble, rumble, rumble... A loud sound rang out from outside. Dayton opened his eyes immediately. It sounded like an airplane had flown over? He immedia
Quincy was so angry that her face flushed red. If she was not being held down by his bodyguards, she would definitely strangle him to death right now!Yvonne, who was watching them by the side, could not bring herself to continue watching them anymore. She felt extremely awkward as an outsider. Therefore, she got up and said, “You guys should eat slowly.” She left the room after speaking.She truly could not comprehend someone like Dayton Night. Why was he being so persistent with Quincy Lane? To make it sound better, he was a persistent man. However, he must be a nightmare to Quincy. She could tell how much Quincy hated him. Otherwise, she would not have taken Lennon hostage. She wanted to leave this island. Perhaps love was not only about giving. Some types of love were defined by shackles and imprisonment as well. Not only was Dayton trapping Quincy, but he was also doing so to himself. However, perhaps this was his final wish in life. That was the reason why he was
Yvonne stared at him. She was suddenly at a loss for words. Quincy was pushed back into her room. The door of her room was then shut tight. She heard the sound of a lock clicking into place outside. Damn it, Dayton Night. He got his men to lock her up. She had completely lost her freedom. Quincy had no more ideas. She could only fast. She would rather die than be imprisoned by him. She started fasting. Dayton’s men reported this situation to him immediately. He wanted to head over to take a look at her, but he really did not have any energy right now. “Bring her over.” He had no choice but to ask them to bring Quincy to his room. Before Quincy arrived, he asked Yvonne to help him to the sofa so that he could sit down. He could not let Quincy see him lying on the bed so sickly. Yvonne could not help but ask, “Why do you have to do this? You’re trying so hard to put up a facade in front of her. Can’t you just tell her about your illness right away?” “I don’t need
Quincy could not help but feel shocked after seeing Dayton’s appearance. He looked at her with a gaze that made it seem like he was about to eat her alive! “You’re on the island?” she asked him. Why did his men trick her? “Are you trying to take my men hostage to escape since you thought that I wasn’t here?” Dayton was filled with rage. “Dayton Night, what gives you the right to trap me here?” She should be the one angry at him instead. Just then, Yvonne chased after him. “You should go back.” She reminded Dayton after walking to his side. However, Dayton’s mind was only filled with thoughts about Quincy. It was as if he had not heard what Yvonne said. A mocking glint rose in Quincy’s gaze when she saw that Yvonne was on the island as well. It was no wonder his men were unwilling to tell her that he was already on the island. He had brought another woman over. It was impossible for her not to recognize this woman. She was the woman he had fooled around with at hi
Just then, Lennon detected the mocking tone in her voice. She was not at all concerned about whether they were tired or not.He lowered his head and peeled the apple intently. He did not intend to continue speaking to her anymore. “Let me peel it on my own. Your hands aren’t clean.” Quincy naturally reached out for the knife. Lennon did not think much about it. He just felt slightly terrified. He handed her the knife and apple at once. Nevertheless, Quincy simply took the fruit knife away. She did not take the apple from him. While he was wondering if she thought his hands were dirty, she took hold of the fruit knife and approached him. She immediately placed the knife against his neck. “Young Madam, you…” Lennon finally realized what was going on. This was her true purpose. Quincy stared at him coldly and shouted coldly, “Walk!” Lennon had no choice but to comply with her and walk outside. The men standing by the door were shocked when they saw her holding a kni